... Fragments from the report received from Keith Deveneys, South Dublin Astronomy Society . ... The first K.A.S (Keithy's Astronomical Society) event took place last night and into the early hours of Thursday morning under the banner of IFAS IYA2009 and 100 Hours of Astronomy. ... We look at the Moon at 187x predominently with short periods at 88x. We looked at Saturn at 187x predominently and I switched between the two targets all night. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

Upper stage Block DM-SLB has delivered spacecraft (SC) Measat-3a with a mass of about 2.4 tons into its target geotransfer orbit. The launch took place under the Land Launch program using Zenit-2SB launch vehicle (lift-off at 1 hour 50 minutes Moscow Time). ... The mission control for the upper stage with the SC was provided by the Technical Management (The Technical Manager is the President and Designer General of the S.P.Korolev RSC Energia V.A. Lopota). ...

... So, spaced about 4 hours apart these 4 images of the solar system's most distant gas giant cover one Neptune day. ... Atlantis Last Approach . ... Following a dramatic launch from Cape Canaveral last week that was witnessed by an estimated one million people, Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-135 lifted a small crew to a welcome rendezvous three days ago with the orbiting station. The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies . ... The cluster is seen through a foreground of faint stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy. ...

... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Staff list | Student list | Visitor list . ... Email discussion lists . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) . ... Arch | ... Virtual Radio Interferometer . ... Teacher workshops . ... ARC discussion paper: . http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/e-Research_support_discussion_paper.pdf . ... In addition, the ARC is sponsoring a workshop on 10th June in Sydney . ...

... Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (Captain, USN, RET.) ... After his second mission, he led the International Space Station (ISS) Operations branch of the Astronaut Office. ... In October 2014 Lopez-Alegria became an independent consultant; he is based in Washington, D.C. SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Mission Specialist (MS)-2, STS-73 Columbia (October 20 to November 5, 1995). ... The primary mission objective was delivery of the Expedition 6 crew to the ISS and the return of the Expedition 5 crew to Earth. ...

astronomy . Astro Courses . ... IYA 2009 . ... Armagh Planetarium is proud to be associated with the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) . IYA 2009 is a global year of events celebrating all things associated with the absorbing science that is astronomy. ... IYA 2009 Autumn/Winter events . ... Here at Armagh Planetarium one of our most important objectives is to promote formal and informal science education and there will be activities celebrating IYA 2009 throughout the year. ...

... Science User Portal . ... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... Director General . ... Travel and Contacts . Travel to ESO Headquarters . ... Survey Telescopes . ... Star Clusters . ... 2009 . ... Stars@ESO . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... ESO 3.6-metre telescope . ... MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope . ... 100 Hours of Astronomy . ... ESO Hour at the ESO exhibition stand during the IAU (International Astronomical Union) General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3-14 August 2009. ...

started September 1998 There is an assumption that hides behind almost all of todays software development/engineering practices. ... For most of the history of software development, one thing was always true: computer time costs far more than people time. Twenty years ago, a top computer programmer might have cost $20/hour. At the same time, computer time cost [Need reference] $XXX/hour. ... But as we all know, not only is computer time cheaper, it's also better. ...

... Donate to Support Science Literacy . ... 2016 Annual Awards . The ASP is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. ... Shop the AstroShop . ... The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for the organizationтАЩs national annual awards which recognize special achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.. ...

... It's the Asiatic Society, Mumbai State Central Library. ... We are going to visit the Elephanta island. Here are the boats that convey people to the island. Warning: never buy the tourist guides (about the Elephanta island) for 100 Rupees in Mumbai! They cost about 10 Rupees on the island. ... It's so-called Gateway of India. ...

The aim of Ulyanovsk International School-Seminar ( UISS-97 ) is twofold. First, to bring together cosmologists from different countries to discuss the most exciting theoretical problems of the Universe with Russian gravitational and cosmological groups. ... Program of UISS-97 . ... Location of UISS-97 . ... Scientific Secretary of the School-Seminar : . ... 432700, Ulyanovsk, Russia . ... President of Russian Gravitational Society, Professor V.N. Melnikov . ... RUSSIAN GRAVITATIONAL SOCIETY . ...

... Bachelor?s programs . ... International programs . ... On-line International courses with transferable academicљcredits . ... About Courses . ... V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is very excited to announce we will be offering the highly demanded sociology courses during the summer of 2013. ... As another option and valuable combination for your summer program there are psychology courses to choose from. ... Psychology of International Relationships (64 hours, 8 hours per week, 4 credits). ...

Main Program Travel Where to go in Moscow Information . ... Moscow is a great metropolis with the very rich cultural environment, so the Organizing Committee does plan to provide participants with а possibility to visit some of the most interesting places as a part of official cultural program of the conference. ... We plan to visit the Novodevichy Cemetery on Saturday, June 21. ... International Conference: Cosmology and High Energy Astrophysics (Zeldovich-90) 20-24 Dec 2004, Moscow, Russia . ...

... Moscow Centre for Continuous Mathematical Education . ... In Arbat street you can find many places to eat and to buy presents for your relatives and friends. ... Moscow underground, or metro, is arguably the most reliable and easy public transport in the city. There are two metro stations closest to the Independent University, namely metro Kropotkinskaya and metro Smolenskaya , see them again on this map and now on this map , also showing connections to the airports and hotel NICEVT. ... Metro . ...

... 2009 April 2 . 100 Hours of Astronomy Begins . ... Explanation: Today, 100 Hours of Astronomy begins, a cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo's original telescopic exploration of the sky. Running from April 2 through April 5, many different public programs are planned worldwide as part of the project, starting with today's opening event at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. ... About APOD | ...

ESAC Calibration management What does that mean ? ... 14 June 2006 Marcus G. F. Kirsch Marcus Kirsch , XMM-Newton European Space Astronomy Center Page 1 menu · X-ray calibration in the last century · Can we do better · Calibration management · Committee for X-ray calibration · Calibration mission scenario ESAC Marcus Kirsch , XMM-Newton European Space Astronomy Center Page 2 ...

... Master . Master net Homepage . ... Ten years ago it was realized that robotic observatories boost the capabilities of astronomical observations of non-stationary and short-lived phenomena in the Universe. ... The first Russian robot-telescope MASTER was developed in 2002 and installed nearby Moscow. ... OAO MO "Optica" has mastered the production of such systems. The workshop is devoted to the results achieved by MASTER-net, that recently stretch over the globe from Blagoveshensk to Argentina. ...

Arecibo is joining 16 other telescopes around the world to form a 'global telescope' to celebrate the start of the International Year of Astronomy. The observations, coordinated from the Netherlands, will follow three quasars for a 24-hour period. Arecibo will join the observations on January 15 between 11 am and 1:15 pm and between 5 and 8 pm (Puerto Rican time). ... Information on activities in Puerto Rico during the International Year of Astronomy can be found at Astronomy2009pr.org . ...

The main points of the realized programme of the Olympiad are the following: . Wednesday September 26 . ... Guided walking near Nauchny . ... Excursion to caves . Unofficial opening of the Olympiad (welcome party prepared by school of Nauchny) . ... Excursions to the main telescopes of CrAO . ... Monday October 1 . ... Excursion to radio telescope of CrAO . ... of the International Olympiad of Euro-Asian Astronomical Society, . ... International Astronomy Olympiad Home Page . ...

... Home Links International Sidewalk Astronomy Night . ... Saturday night, April 12, 2008, is the 2nd International Sidewalk Astronomy Night.€а We call on all amateur astronomers to take their telescopes and binoculars out for the public to enjoy the wonders of the night sky.€а A first-quarter Moon will be visible, as will the planets Saturn and Mars.€а More information can be found at http://www.sidewalkastronomynight.com /, where you can register so people will know where to find you. ...